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NewsMay 10, 2007

LifeGuard RollTek Seatbelts Offered on New Freightliner Cascadia

LifeGuard Technologies has introduced LifeGuard RollTek side roll protection to the heavy trucking industry, available now on the Freightliner Cascadia Class 8 truck.

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NewsApril 30, 2007

U.S., Mexican Trucks to Begin Cross-Border Demonstration Program at Same Time

U.S. Secretary of Transportation Mary E. Peters announced late Monday that U.S. trucks will begin operating in Mexico for the first time ever - starting at the same time Mexican trucks begin operating north of the commercial borde

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NewsApril 20, 2007

SmartDrive, Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Win Innovation Award

SmartDrive Systems, a fleet vehicle safety service, has been awarded the "Joint Venture Innovation Award" for 2007 along with its partner in fleet-related risk management, Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance UK.

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NewsMarch 29, 2007

Prime Inc. Credits Iteris System for 85% Accident Reduction

Iteris Inc. announced that Prime Inc., a premier refrigerated, flatbed and tanker carrier, has achieved an 85 percent decrease rate in run-off-road and rollover accidents since deploying Iteris' Lane Departure Warning (LDW) system

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NewsMarch 26, 2007

ATRI Cites Initial Findings on Speed Governor Issue

The American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI) has released the initial analysis of its industry survey on speed governor use as part of a larger year-long ATRI initiative to analyze the potential safety

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NewsMarch 26, 2007

TRIB: Florida Bill to Ban Retread Tires is Dead

Florida Sen. Victor D. Crist's recently proposed bill to ban the use of retreaded tires by most trucks in Florida is now a dead issue, according to Harvey Brodsky, managing director of the Tire Retread Information Bureau (TRIB)

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NewsMarch 14, 2007

18 Trucking Companies Recognized by TCA for Safe Operation

The Truckload Carriers Association (TCA) has announced the two grand prize winners and the division winners of the highly-coveted 2006 National Fleet Safety Awards. The National Fleet Safety Awards recognize those companies

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NewsMarch 14, 2007

Small Truck Backup Camera Systems Debut

Mobile Awareness, which provides safety products to the transportation industry, is distributing two new rugged small truck camera systems. The solutions are being provided through a joint venture with Missouri-based Visor-View Inc

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NewsMarch 6, 2007

ATA Study: Flexibility Needed Within Driver Work and Rest Rules

Commercial truck drivers need greater flexibility within federal driver work and rest rules to allow drivers to select sleep times and duration based on individual need, according to a study released Tuesday

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NewsMarch 1, 2007

SmartDrive Systems Hires Fleet Safety Expert

SmartDrive Systems Inc. has hired Pete Van Beek, founder of Training Alternatives Group (TAG), to bolster SmartDrive's fleet vehicle safety improvement service. Van Beek will be SmartDrive's director of safety

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